
Lobsang Monlam
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Geshe Lobsang Monlam (Tibetan: དགེ་བཤེས་བློ་བཟང་སྨོན་ལམ, Wylie: dge bshes blo bzang smon lam), born in 1976 in Ngawa eastern Tibet, is a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and programmer who uses digital technologies to preserve the Tibetan language and culture. He is best known for developing Tibetan typefaces and for the multi-volume Great Monlam Tibetan Dictionary. In 2025, he received the Snow Lion Award for Human Rights from the International Campaign for Tibet. He is also working on developing a "Dalai Lama AI," a specialized language model.
Career
- 1976Born
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
- •Known as: Tibetologist, programmer
What happened recently
Pioneering Tibetan IT outfit launches ‘Monlam Think’, claims it outperformed global AI models in Tibetan language
Dr. Sophie Richardson and Geshe Lobsang Monlam receive International Campaign for Tibet's Snow Lion Human Rights Award from Richard Gere - International Campaign for Tibet
Monlam Tibetan IT Research Centre Unveils Pioneering AI Tool, A Historic Moment in Education Software Development
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Attends Launch of First-ever Tibetan AI Tool Developed by Monlam IT Research Centre
Launch of Monlam Grand Tibetan Dictionary - The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Opening Ceremony of the Monlam Grand Tibetan Dictionary - The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama